thegreenskin.com - 9/8/2008
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Please read the entire blockquote… It’s quite revealing of the current EU/GOA open beta controversy .
Dealing with anger ( Wikipedia )
According to Leland R. Beaumont, each instance of anger demands making a choice: [34]
Respond with hostile action, including overt ...
brokentoys.org - 9/8/2008
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brokentoys.org —
Warhammer Online moved from Closed Beta to Open
Beta this weekend, and Goa, Mythic’s longtime European partners,...
had servers that melted under the stress . Apparently, European Warhammer players were unhappy about this . Warhammer is Quite A ...
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thegrouchygamer.com - 9/14/2008
cuppycake.org - 9/9/2008
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cuppycake.org —
I could sum it up by just providing
this link and this link . But for an...
additional sentence, Mark Jacobs (CEO, Mythic) started a blog and has responded there to the public outrage about EU database servers that malfunctioned poorly during this ...
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Open Beta Day 2: Electric Boogaloo
Blog Posts from "WAAAGH!" - Gameriot.com —
... yesterday. GOA set itself up by having a tarnished reputation from the DAoC beta/launch, then they made a bad decision to not bring up the account servers until the start of OB, then they either stopped communicating with the players or actually demeaned them a bit, and then things went to hell. It got so bad on some of the forums that the mods were working overtime trying to rein in the madness, devs weren’t pleased with the nastiness out there, and calls were made for people to take a step back and count to ten.
If ...
Chill-pill Time.
Archmagery —
... First, you need to read THIS right now. I’ll still be here when you get back.
Everybody gets angry. What sets us apart is how we handle being angry; do we feed it and feed from it? Or do we dismiss it?
Consider that by yelling, screaming, hitting, or destroying you do not “get the anger out”…but instead you literally “rehearse” being angry. Same way you learn to speak or tie your shoes, it’s a situation you’re presented with and a set of behaviors you react with. What sets humans apart from ...
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Outsized Personalities
brokentoys.org 6/25/2009 — So now that I’m home and can look up from wikis and playtests, some reflection on part of today’s news.
It’s probably no secret that Mark Jacobs and I have had our differences in the past – in particular, after some of my ...
Sometimes things aren’t what they seem…
onlinegamesareanichemarket.wordpress.com 10/2/2008 — And sometimes I should let other people’s words do the talking: ( http://www.igda.org/newsroom/newsletter_0908.txt ). If there is any linkage issues, I’ve added the full text at the bottom of this post.
There are a few lessons to be ...
Free speech for people who work on MMOs
tobolds.blogspot.com 9/11/2008 — So Mark Jacobs has a blog . And some people are unhappy about that . I think we can all agree that Mythic's way to communicate with their players is substantially different than those of other MMO companies. SOE and Blizzard are so tight-lipped, ...
A Non-Player's Perspective on Warhammer Patch 1.2
playervsdeveloper.blogspot.com 3/6/2009 — Certain people apparently feel that the timing of WoW's 3.1 PTR's is an attempt by Blizzard to overshadow the launch of Warhammer's 1.2 patch . I remain skeptical - when Blizzard decides to bury you in hype , it's generally a bit less subtle than ...
The Future of WAR
pc.ign.com 10/26/2008 — October 17, 2008 - Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is a success, so says developer Mythic Entertainment , with over 750,000 worldwide account holders. As we're about one month beyond launch, it's time to look into WAR's future. Mark Jacobs, VP and ...
Go Mythic Go!
mmognation.com 11/25/2008 — It's incredibly encouraging to see Mythic take the bull by the horns, addressing the Open RVR issues that Warhammer seems to be having:
oRvR should be a major focus for leveling, item gain, etc. in WAR. Some of the systems are already in place and in ...
WAR: I'm Devistated
walloftext.info 6/24/2009 — Straight from the WAR Herald
"Mark Jacobs, current General Manager of Mythic will leave EA on June 23, 2009. We thank Mark for his contributions at Mythic and wish him the very best going forward. Mark played a major part in the success of Mythic with his contribution as General Manager and Lead ...
Mark Jacobs pays the price for Blogging
serialganker.blogspot.com 9/8/2008 — The GOA Shitstorm There is a lot of talk about the GOA fiasco and it's turning into a PR nightmare for Mythic. The short version is that EU players couldn't participate in Open Beta because the EU partner (GOA) screwed up the account website ...
WAR Has Come At Last!
herald.warhammeronline.com 9/18/2008 — Folks, Three years after our journey with Warhammer began we are ready to present our initial realization of Mythic Entertainment’s latest MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. It has been an interesting journey, full of ups and downs and ...
Preparing for WAR: Mark Jacobs on Launching Warhammer Online
gamasutra.com 9/22/2008 — After over three years of development, Mythic Entertainment last week officially launched its latest MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning . The game represents a considerable investment into the Blizzard-dominated MMO space by parent company ...
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